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Topic: steel guitar on new Elton John song |
Damien Odell
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Springwood, New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 4 May 2005 5:49 pm |
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I dunno what the song is called - but John Laws in Sydney has been playing it for the last coupla days. Not a bad song, but it features prominent Pedal Steel throughout which sounds great.
Wonder who is playing it....... |
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Lee Warren
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 4 May 2005 7:10 pm
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Could it be long time band member John Jorgensen?
Just a guess. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 4 May 2005 8:12 pm
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| BJ Cole, maybe? |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 4 May 2005 11:10 pm
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According to allmusic.com, it's John Jorgenson.
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Dag Jonas Skjoelsvold
From:
Oppdal, Norway
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Posted 5 May 2005 1:51 am
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| What's the name of the song? |
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Archie Nicol R.I.P.
From:
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 5 May 2005 2:38 am
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I think It's `Turn the lights down when you leave.`
Cheers, Arch. |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 5 May 2005 5:19 am
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Back in the 1970's one of Elton John's songs featured the pedal steel. As I recall, the song was "Country Comfort".
Lee, from South Texas |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 5 May 2005 6:07 am
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| Anyone know who played on 'Country Comfort? |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 5 May 2005 7:01 am
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| "Tiny Dancer" was an Elton John hit in the '70s with beautiful pedal steel. It's one of the reasons I took up the instrument. I heard what it could do on something that was not country or even country rock (not that there is anything wrong with steel on those genres, I love them too). |
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jim milewski
From:
stowe, vermont
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Posted 5 May 2005 8:50 am
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| pretty sure Country Comfort (which among other steel songs on rock stations at that time made me love the sound of steel) was done by Gordon Huntley [This message was edited by jim milewski on 05 May 2005 at 12:36 PM.] |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 5 May 2005 10:37 am
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I'm not sure if 'Country Comfort' was Gordon (Huntley, not 'Humphrey') - most of EJ's early stuff was BJ Cole.
RR |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 5 May 2005 11:22 am
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| It was JD Maness, and he got it on the first take. |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 5 May 2005 2:20 pm
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I played that song "Tony Danza" with Elton John and band at the Palomino club. I don't think Elton noticed I was playing, but Stevey Johnson was pleasant.
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Colin Keyworth
From:
Derbyshire, England
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Posted 5 May 2005 2:27 pm
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http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum15/HTML/008678.html
this was my post in march & the answer is Yes it is John Jorgenson,officially confirmed on his website.Great Player
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Colin Keyworth
From:
Derbyshire, England
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Posted 5 May 2005 2:31 pm
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Also forgot to say,Albert Lee & Hogans Heroes did a great version of Country comfort with Peter Barron (Eltons former Drummer & H.H drummer) taking lead vocals
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